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In an interview at The Grill conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday, “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane elaborated upon the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Science’s surprise decision the prior day to name him the host of next year’s Oscars telecast.

“Maybe they thought I was Seth Rogen,” joked Mr. MacFarlane, who added that his favorite past Oscar host was Johnny Carson. When pressed to name a more recent host, he praised the appearances of actor Billy Crystal, noting that Mr. Crystal was able to take older material but still make it about the present — and do it for many telecasts in a row.

Mr. MacFarlane also said finding a similar balance between keeping things current, while also staying true to the Oscars’ “old-school Bob Hope-esque” tone, would be his biggest challenge moving forward. Read More »

Two weeks ago, actress and singer Patti LuPone grabbed a cell phone out of the hand of an audience member who was texting during a performance of her current play, "Shows for Days." The bold move led to an outpouring of support from fans fed up with glowing screens. Ms. LuPone gives us her five rules of theater etiquette.